Re: LYNX-DEV Advice requested on tracing an HTML problem

[Foteos Macrides]

Anthony M Addyman <address@hidden> wrote:
>>Most if not all of the problems with bad HTML in forms were
>>fixed in fotemods and have for the most part been included in the
>>development code, which you can try (I think :) on DOS-386, or at
>>least should look at.  If you had posted a URL or URLs for problem
>>forms on the Notes Domino server (which you should do henceforth
>>when posting such messages to lynx-dev), we could tell you if the
>>problem(s) has(have) already been fixed.
>
>Now that all my examination meetings and marking is/are behind me I am
>chasing this problem again.
>In case anyone can help throw some light on the problem, I have created a
>sample database that is Web accessible. (The other database was my email
>database!). The URL to get access to the troublesome form is:
>
>http://www.cms.salford.ac.uk/aaddyman/lynxtest.nsf/memo?openform
>
>I get "Bad HTML" and cannot input information to the form. If this has been
>fixed, and someone can point me at the souce code, I will try rebuilding
>the sources.

        The current code will handle the bad HTML in that form (though
the bad HTML should be fixed, not stay bad because Lynx can handle it
now).  It won't help you, though, because it's using a TYPE=file so
Lynx inserts a not implemented yet message and disables the form.

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